Welcome to WWW Wednesday! This meme was formerly hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and revived here on Taking on a World of Words. Just answer the three questions below and leave a link to your post in the comments for others to look at. No blog? No problem! Just leave a comment with your responses. Please, take some time to visit the other participants and see what others are reading. So, let’s get to it!

The Three Ws are:

What are you currently reading? What did you recently finish reading? What do you think you’ll read next?

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Currently reading: I tried but still made minimal progress in Becoming Madame Mao by Anchee Min. I’m fine with it being a slow go, really. I should pick shorter ebooks, though…
I was able to renew A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin for another few weeks. I’m being optimistic about how many disks I’ll get through.
Still on hold with A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers.
I’m very close to finishing Lair of Dreams by Libba Bray! I’m enjoying this one a lot and I’m only a little nervous about a plotline that’s a bit similar to my own novel. I’m hoping it’s still dissimilar enough to be unique.
I’ve just started Wolf’s Mouth by John Smolens and I’m trying to get through as much as possible quickly! I’m a little nervous about finishing this one in time but I’ll stay focused.

Recently finished: I renewed Writing Fiction for Dummies by Randy Ingermanson and Peter Economy and was able to finish it just past the renewal date. Phew! I’m so glad I read this one, it was really helpful and gave me some good ideas for how I’m going to edit my novel. I thought it was ready to submit, but now I’m thinking I need to do at least one more draft before it’s ready to send off. I should have a review for this one up either tomorrow or early next week.

Reading Next: I’m going to start my next book club selection on audio as soon as I can’t so I’m not crunched for time again next month. Our net pick is Being Mortal by Atul Gawande. I have no idea what it’s about but I think it’s our non-fiction selection for the year. I always end up liking these more than I thought I would.

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You definitely have an eclectic mix of books on the go at the moment. Glad to hear you’ve enjoyed Lair of Dreams so much, I really must finish that series. I wouldn’t worry too much about plot lines being similar, not sure there’s anything left that’s truly original. Happy reading.

Hi Sam,
You’re reading so many books at once! Props to you! I lose track of things if I go with more than 3 books at a time. I’m currently also reading A Storm of Swords, but I’ll probably be saying that for the next 20 weeks haha!

I’ve only just scratched the surface with starting my novel and I’m constantly anxious I have no idea what I’m doing. Maybe I should add Writing Fiction for Dummies to my shelf as well. One can always use more resources. Have a great week!

I’m on hold still for The Diviners, but hearing you talk about how much you’re enjoying the second one makes me want to read it all the more. 😀 Glad to hear you enjoyed Writing Fiction for Dummies! Sometimes it feels like a writer’s work is never done lol. Good luck with your next draft.

I totally feel you. xD I’m working on yet another draft of mine, too, because betas agreed the ending just didn’t quite work. Which heeey, it could be worse. They liked it, but it didn’t fit the target audience, so … onward! lol.